Iran vs Maldives: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty
Iran
2,420 kg per hectare
in 2023
Maldives
2,442 kg per hectare
in 2024
Iran rank
109th
Maldives rank
106th
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Iran
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2,442 kg per hectare against 2,420 kg per hectare in Iran, a difference of 22 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 109th and Maldives ranks 106th of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,818 kg per hectare | 1,079 kg per hectare | 738.61 kg per hectare | Iran |
| 2000s | 2,171 kg per hectare | 1,812 kg per hectare | 359.1 kg per hectare | Iran |
| 2010s | 2,226 kg per hectare | 2,399 kg per hectare | 173.27 kg per hectare | Maldives |
| 2020s | 2,415 kg per hectare | 2,428 kg per hectare | 13.6 kg per hectare | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty, Iran or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2,442 kg per hectare against 2,420 kg per hectare in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty between Iran and Maldives?
- 22 kg per hectare, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Maldives?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Maldives rank globally for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Iran ranks 109th and Maldives ranks 106th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.